Makeup Bases

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The right base can make all the difference in your makeup routine. It can smooth out your skin tone, help you achieve the perfect canvas for your foundation, and keep your face from getting shiny or greasy. A great makeup base will keep your makeup on for hours. It’s important to choose the right base for your skin type and tone. Here are a few products to help you get started on selecting the best base for you.

Fashion FairFabulous Face Priming Serum

Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 2477057

Color: Peach-tinted - all skin tones; translucent finish

28 Reviews

$53.00

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Once you apply it to your face, it kind of dries down to a poreless and very soft matte finish. It makes a great base for foundation and makeup, and it makes it last well. ...Love that I could wear it with or without makeup. The fragrance is not overwhelming as well.

What it is: A do-everything serum-primer to visibly even tone and texture, boost radiance, and prep your skin for seamless makeup application.

Finish:
Natural

Skin Type:
Normal, Oily, Dry, Combination

Concerns: Pores and Uneven Skin Tone

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Shea Butter: Smooths, visibly plumps, and delivers an abundance of fatty acids, antioxidants, and vitamins.
- Citrus Unshiu Peel Extract: An antioxidant-rich ingredient that visibly brightens and reduces hyperpigmentation.
- Niacinamide (Vitamin B3): Promotes visibly bright, glowing skin.

Armani BeautyFluid Sheer Glow Enhancer Highlighter

Size: 18 mL·ITEM: 2424869

Color: 7 - pink pearl

466 Reviews

$62.00

It can be used as a regular highlight by itself on cheekbones, brow bones, etc, but it also blends seamlessly with foundation if you want an all-over glow with your base makeup. I also mixed a pump in with body lotion and it looks amazing on the body as well. ...After contour, but before foundation base makeup. Also- my favorite trick is to use the peach color for color correcting under eye darkness.

What it is: A lightweight, multiuse complexion enhancer for a dewy glow—use as a highlighter or mix with skincare or foundation for a radiant boost.

Coverage: Light

Finish:
Radiant

Formulation:
Liquid

What Else You Need to Know:
Experience weightless perfection with this liquid formula, which melts into skin for a seamless finish, under or over makeup. Sheer, buildable coverage ensures mistake-proof application, allowing you to customize your glow. Available in versatile shades, it can be used as a highlighter, blush, or bronzer. You can also mix it with foundation for a radiance boost.

MAC CosmeticsPrep + Prime Natural Radiance

Size: 1.7 oz/ 50 mL·ITEM: 2097657

Color: Radiant Pink

18 Reviews

$63.00

The texture is smooth and creamy which makes a perfect base for my makeup and the smell is light. My most trusted product....It does wonders to absorb any excess oil and softens your skin for a smooth base. The price of the full size is in line with other primers but I think it will last a long time.

What it is:
A makeup primer that's specifically beneficial for oily and combination skin types.

What it does:
A silky gel emulsion, rich in natural ingredients, Prep + Prime Natural Radiance hydrates and primes to improve foundation or powder application, control oil, and promote smooth texture. Vitamins E and C protect with antioxidants, while caffeine calms skin. Illuminating pearl powders reflect optic radiance. The formula disappears upon application, resulting in a beautiful glow. The formula controls shine, provides long-term hydration, and improves radiance while smoothing and softening the look of skin.

What else you need to know:
This product is silicone-free.

$52.00

Amazing for makeup base...A little goes a long way and i like to use it for a daily makeup routine for my makeup base!...User Made my base makeup go on so smoothly, it lasted me all day and there was not one moment where I felt my skin dry nor was it heavy on my skin!

What it is: A non-comedogenic makeup primer with skincare benefits that blurs pores, controls shine, and locks makeup for up to 12 hours with a soft matte finish.


Finish: Matte


Skin Type: Normal, Oily, and Combination


Concerns: Oil and Pores


Highlighted Ingredients:

- Niacinamide: Helps minimize the appearance of pores.

- Bakuchiol: Helps visibly smooth skin texture and even skin tone.

- Lentil Extract: Helps reduce shine.

MAC CosmeticsMineralize Skinfinish Natural Face Powder

Size: 0.35 oz/ 10 g·ITEM: 2099612

Color: Light Plus - pale golden beige

53 Reviews

$60.00

However even if you are simple looking for a quick setting product to dust on to keep your makeup looking fresh, I love that the coverage is light but also has the colour options to perfectly match your base!!

What it is:
A slow-baked powder with M·A·C Multi-Mineral Complex that provides a natural, dimensional finish.

What it does:
This luxurious, slow-baked domed face powder with low-level pearlized pigments provides a dimensional yet natural-satin finish. Featuring the M·A·C Multi-Mineral Complex and vitamin E, it can be used to set foundation and to touch-up makeup throughout the day and is perfect for contouring the face and body.

What else you need to know:
This product is dermatologist and ophthalmologist tested and non-acnegenic.

MAKE UP FOR EVERStep 1 Primer Shine Control

Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424679

Color: Shine Control - for oily, normal, combination skin

280 Reviews

$55.50

This product keeps my makeup looking fresh after 5+ hours! It makes my base look amazing and is one of the best primers I have ever used. ...My skin is extremely oily and this product has done wonders for my makeup routine!! It is pricey but soo worth it for how beautiful my base looks.

What it is: A mattifying makeup primer that absorbs oil to control shine, delivers a blurred, velvety finish, and extends makeup wear.

Finish:
Natural

Skin Type:
Normal, Oily, and Combination

Concerns: Oil

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect, promote radiant-looking skin, and maintain a smooth complexion.

What Else You Need to Know: Achieve a blurred, matte complexion for up to 20 hours with the Step 1 Primer Shine Control. This comfortable formula is made with mineral clay powder, absorbs oil, and controls shine while extending the wear of makeup.

SaieHydrabeam Hydrating & Concealing Under Eye Brightener with Cucumber Extract

Size: 0.20 oz / 6 ml·ITEM: 2578904

Color: HB SIX - For deep skin tones with golden undertones

895 Reviews

$34.00

You're able to apply other makeup over it, or I can wear it alone. I like that it leaves my skin looking radiant after using too! ...If you’re into the no makeup makeup look, this definitely gives you a little coverage without looking cakey under the eyes.

What it is: A hydrating and concealing under eye brightener with effortless light coverage that’s clinically proven to illuminate + hydrate skin over time. 


Coverage: Light

Finish: 
Radiant


Highlighted Ingredients:
- Olive-Derived Squalane and Plant-Derived Glycerin: Lock in moisture and leave skin quenched and visibly glowing.

- Tomato Extract: Visibly brightens, plumps, and evens skin tone.

- Cucumber Extract: Soothes with ascorbic and lactic acids and protects with antioxidants.

tartemini maracuja creaseless full coverage radiant undereye concealer

Size: 0.035 oz / 1 g·ITEM: 2274025

Color: 13N fair-light neutral - fair to light skin with neutral undertones

815 Reviews

$21.00

I would recommend it as a base layer for your concealer. Get the big one! The small is smaller than I thought...Only complaint is it kind of feels oily and makeup comes off on it unless you use a setting spray

What it is: A vegan, full-coverage, creamy under-eye concealer with a new applicator that’s totally foolproof and travel-friendly.

Coverage: Full

Finish: Radiant

Formulation: Liquid

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Maracuja: Rich in essential fatty acids and vitamin C for firmer-, brighter-, smoother-looking skin and maximum hydration.
- Vitamin C: A free radical fighter with antioxidant benefits that also helps diminish premature signs of aging, while brightening skin.
- Vitamin E: A natural preservative that also acts as an emollient and antioxidant.

Products related to Makeup Bases

Eyeshadow Base
“The primer glides onto my eyelids smoothly and although it takes a little longer to dry, it doesn’t leave any residue and provides a great base for my eyeshadows to adhere to. The packaging is also cute and I like the doe foot applicator it comes with”
Base Makeups
“It’s lightweight on skin, smooth and easy to blend with makeup, and sooo good. I use it as my base and apply a lightweight tinted moisturizer on top”
Base Coat Makeup
“The Blurring Blush Stick delivers a vibrant yet natural-looking color that suits various skin tones and its buildable formula allows for both a subtle flush and a more intense pop of color, making it suitable for different makeup styles and occasions”
Makeup For Blemishes
“This formula goes on seamless definitely my new concealer that I’ll be using covers my dark spots under my eyes and is perfect for covering any other blemishes. I would definitely recommend and repurchase”
Brightening Makeup
“You would have to really swatch in stores as the online photo didn’t match with how they look in person - I went with peach first an orange tone to color correct the darkness after blending that I went with deep butter for a brightening effect - it does brighten your under eyes making you look awake and youthful but it looks so natural a total no makeup skin like look - I like this for natural Minimum maybe summery makeup - I couldn’t help but stare at how bright this made my under eyes but I didn’t get that full coverage look I love - a little of this product goes a long way it did not crease on me as it states it is creaseless”
Multi-Purpose Makeup
“I think this product does work if you put on glitter glue first but for a liquid eyeshadow, doesn't glitter glue defeat the purpose? This formula also burns my lids for a few good seconds before the sensation goes away”
Complexion Makeup
“It runs warm and perfect for warming up your complexion. The texture is very soft and blendable”
Airbrush Makeups
“It's not super high coverage or powdery, but it provides a smoothing look perfect for an everyday no-makeup makeup look. I have more mature skin (52), so I don't want anything that settles into lines over the course of the day”
Healthy Makeup
“I use just a bit and it gives me a healthy glow. I love it”
Makeup For Beginners
“Super easy to use, great for beginners and mess free! Easy application and also easy to reapply if touch ups are needed later on”

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